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Consider a set A = {1, 2, 3, …….., 1000}. How many members of A shall be divisible by
3 or by 5 or by both 3 and 5 ?
(A) 533 (B) 599
(C) 467 (D) 66

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(A U B ) = (A) + (B) - (A ∩ B)

A=1000/3 = 333   [No's divisible by 3]

B=1000/5=200     [No's divisible by 5]

A ∩ B= 1000/15=66       [No's divisible by both 3 and 5]

A U B = 333+200-66=533-66=467
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